New: Outstanding Primary Teacher Programme

Programme flyer and booking link

We are excited to launch a new, innovative programme to primary members: the Outstanding Primary Teacher Programme. Please find attached the programme flyer, which includes a booking link.  

It is distinctive and significant for a number of reasons: 

• As far as we are aware, it is the first primary programme of its kind that provides an in-depth exploration of the application of cognitive psychology to the primary classroom by a practicing primary specialist.  
  
• Clare Sealy - the Headteacher we have commissioned to design and deliver the programme for DTSA, ECTSA and SWTSA (TSSW) - is an expert in this field. She writes excellent articles on the subject - see blog www.primarytimery.com - and her articles are on the Ofsted inspectors' reading lists.  
  

• Equally important, Clare is a highly effective headteacher, with a very positive recent Ofsted Report (July 2018) for the St Matthias Primary School in Tower Hamlets (click HERE to read). 
  
• It is increasingly recognised that understanding how memory works is essential to how we approach teaching, learning and curriculum design, especially with a focus on a  knowledge-rich curricula.  
  
• Ofsted are making strong signals about the importance of this. We know in their September training to inspectors, they focused on the importance of schools understanding how long-term memory works. While we do not know the details of the new Inspection Framework, this could well be an important feature.  
  
• The programme is delivered over three days: this is because we are committed to professional development that has a long-term, deep impact on practice